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Christian Living, Prayer Requests

Me Either

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I am privileged to know a family in need of our prayers:
Will, his Mom,Sisters,Grandparents and his Dad. 
Please just mention their names, ABBA knows the need.

James 5:16 (KJV)
16 . . . The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Do you  have anyone in your circle of family and friends that is without suffering? No? Me either. It only takes a moment of reviewing the faces and all kinds of illnesses and hurts confront our peace. Trusting our LORD and MESSIAH is our hope, our sanity in this crazy, hurt filled world.

Hebrews 12:1-3 (CJB)

12 So then, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us, too, put aside every impediment — that is, the sin which easily hampers our forward movement — and keep running with endurance in the contest set before us, 2 looking away to the Initiator and Completer of that trusting, Yeshua — who, in exchange for obtaining the joy set before him, endured execution on a stake as a criminal, scorning the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Yes, think about him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners, so that you won’t grow tired or become despondent.

Until Next Time ~ ~ ~ Kathie
Your Prayer requests welcomed

Day 119
247 days remaining after today.

Christian Living

Inside my Head

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It’s not the first time; likely not the last that I thank the Father that He knows my thoughts. It comforts my soul that He is inside my head; my heart too. 

Psalm 139  (NASB)

 O Lord, You have searched me and known me.

2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar.

3 You scrutinize my path and my lying down, and are intimately acquainted with all my ways.
4 Even before there is a word on my tongue, behold, O Lord, You know it all.

Did you read the verses? Slowly? Did you take in the comfort?

Look what follows: 7 Where can I go to escape your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?

The answer is NO PLACE!

Another question. Why do we try? Why do we even attempt to flee His Presence? I figured that out some time ago – sin! Habitual, on purpose sinning makes us feel dirty and unworthy, so we hide like Adam and Eve. (See Genesis 3:8 please) And HE comes for us even as He did for them. 

He seeks us. He calls us. There can only be one reason for that. 

He loves us. Let us love Him back. 

Until Next Time ~ ~ ~ Kathie
Your Prayer requests welcomed

Day 115
249 days remaining after today.

Assurance - Promise, Christian Living, KWT Paraphrasing, Prayer Requests

Milk Bottles

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Two friends would like your prayers: 
Bev (surgery 4.22) 
Melinda (healing from a fall)

Today. 

I walked passed our bed; it was unmade; ah it’s 2:45 just leave it. No, not going to do it; beds sleep better when the wrinkles of the night before have been smoothed away. So I did. img_7042

And now I’m here, telling on myself. :)

I started my day earlier than usual. A good thing. Then I derailed myself. Dreaming. VRBO.com  I started out with a valid purpose looking for away-from-home lodgings and then my looking went AWOL! That’s how the bed was still unmade at 2:45. At first I was discouraged, telling myself look at all that time you wasted dreaming about stuff that’s not gonna happen. Nope! Not going there. Father, You can do anything! And if You will these dreams can be and will be real. And if not, all is still well.

Earlier it was raining. Now the sun is shining. The house is mostly quiet except for the sound of the washer; late but not too late to start a load of towels. 

So what’s all this rambling? 

Start where you are. The milk is spilled. We can’t put it back in the bottle but we can clean it up and pour a new glass whatever time of day it is! 

21 But in my mind I keep returning to something,
something that gives me hope —
22 that the grace of Adonai is not exhausted,
that his compassion has not ended.
23 [On the contrary,] they are new every morning!
How great your faithfulness!
24 “Adonai is all I have,” I say;
“therefore I will put my hope in him.  [source Lamentations 3 CJB]

Again I say start where you are.
The milk is spilled.
We can’t put it back in the bottle but we can clean it up and pour a new glass whatever time of day it is! 

. . .  Indeed, the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation. [source 2 Corinthians 6:2 NLT]

To paraphrase: right now is the time to save this day!
Fret not about what was but start right now to redeem what is! 

Perhaps I’m not the only one who really likes this! I am helped. I am smiling! Big! :)

You should too. JESUS loves you. And you can start again right now!

Pass the milk, please! :)

Until Next Time ~ ~ ~ Kathie
Your Prayer requests welcomed

Day 113
253 days remaining after today.

Christian Living, Political awareness

Black, White and Red

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Tuesday’s post A Little Color amused me as I recently labeled myself a black and white girl. I like black and white! Even though bold sunsets and landscapes bursting bright with color delight my eyes and thrill my soul, still I’m a black and white girl. Shall I explain?

Life is pretty much black and white for me; naturally there are exceptions but over all it’s black and white for me. Not much gray.

In this culture of political correctness and certain demands for tolerance – that gives me a chuckle. Know why? Because the one demanding tolerance is exhibiting no tolerance by the very act of demanding tolerance. I told you. Life is pretty much black and white to me.

There’s right and there’s wrong. There’s sin. There’s righteousness. Take your pick. And I do. I wish I could say I always pick white (Righteousness) but I don’t. Scripture is true.

 9 “The heart is more deceitful than anything else and mortally sick. Who can fathom it?  Jeremiah 17:9  (CJB) 

In GOD’s economy, a black heart is not what you want. A mortally sick soul that chooses evil over good is deadly. But that’s the black and white of it. We are either in Christ or we are not. (See Romans 8:8-10. Click HERE.) Daily, moment by moment we either choose to sin or not to sin. It’s that black and white. And what’s sin and what’s not sin? Well, that’s black and white for me too. The answers are in the BOOK. It’s all there laid out for us to read, learn and heed.

What can I say this black and white girl is so very grateful for the red, red blood of Jesus. Because of this Living Savior, because of His Spirit within more and more I can choose right over wrong.

Yep this girl likes the starkness of black and white looking through RED because it makes choices a whole lot easier! 

Until Next Time ~ ~ ~ Kathie
Your Prayer requests welcomed

Day 111
255 days remaining after today.